Title: The wood duck and the mandarin: the northern wood ducksAuthor: Shurtleff, Lawton LPublished: University of California Press, 1996Subjects: EnvironmentalStudies | Zoology | EnvironmentalStudies | BiologyPublisher's Description: This is a story of conservation told through the natural histories of two of the world's most fascinating birds, the Wood Duck of North America and the Mandarin of Asia. The only two species in their genus ( Aix ), these Northern Wood Ducks are native to different continents but have long been kept . . . [more]Similar Items

Title: Sierra Nevada: the naturalist's companionAuthor: Johnston, Verna RPublished: University of California Press, 1998Subjects: EnvironmentalStudies | EnvironmentalStudies | California and the WestPublisher's Description: All lovers of the mountains will welcome Verna Johnston's new and completely updated edition of her classic, Sierra Nevada , originally published in 1970. A professional biologist, veteran ornithologist, and well-known wildlife photographer, Johnston is the perfect guide for a natural-history trip i . . . [more]Similar Items

Title: Called by the wild: the autobiography of a conservationistAuthor: Dasmann, Raymond Fredric 1919-Published: University of California Press, 2002Subjects: EnvironmentalStudies | Ecology | AutobiographyPublisher's Description: A pioneer in international conservation and wildlife ecology, Raymond Dasmann published his first book, the influential text Environmental Conservation, when the term "environment" was little known and "conservation" to most people simply meant keeping or storing. This delightful memoir tells the st . . . [more]Similar Items

Title: The green fuse: an ecological odysseyAuthor: Harte, John 1939-Published: University of California Press, 1993Subjects: EnvironmentalStudies | Natural History | EcologyPublisher's Description: A widely respected ecological scientist and activist draws on the poet's image and his own environmental research to demonstrate the many interconnections among the world's ecosystems. John Harte takes us from Alaskan salmon runs and the Florida everglades to South Pacific coral reefs and the bleak . . . [more]Similar Items

Title: Ecology of the Southern California Bight: a synthesis and interpretationAuthor: Dailey, Murray DPublished: University of California Press, 1994Subjects: Science | EnvironmentalStudies | Ecology | BiologyPublisher's Description: Here is a benchmark study of one significant stretch of the Pacific Ocean, the Southern California Bight. Extending from Point Conception to the Mexican border and out to the 200-mile limit, these waters have never before been investigated in such detail, from so many points of view, by such an emin . . . [more]Similar Items

Title: Making environmental policyAuthor: Fiorino, Daniel JPublished: University of California Press, 1995Subjects: EnvironmentalStudies | Public Policy | EcologyPublisher's Description: Who speaks for the trees, the water, the soil, and the air in American government today? Which agencies confront environmental problems, and how do they set priorities? How are the opposing claims of interest groups evaluated? Why do certain issues capture the public's attention?In Making Environmen . . . [more]Similar Items

Title: The forgiving air: understanding environmental changeAuthor: Somerville, RichardPublished: University of California Press, 1996Subjects: EnvironmentalStudies | Ecology | Earth Sciences | SciencePublisher's Description: The Forgiving Air is an authoritative, up-to-date handbook on global change. Written by a scientist for nonscientists, this primer humanizes the great environmental issues of our time - the hole in the ozone layer, the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and air pollution - and explains everything in acce . . . [more]Similar Items